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chris christie skinny would not be chris christie. >> that's not who he is. he is a bigger guy but he can be a fit bigger guy. i'm a fit full figured woman. i am very, very fit. so there's no way i could ever be anything other than what i am. if i was much, much larger, i would probably agree with you, i was unhealthy so i would have to work hard at keeping my bigger body nice and fit. and i think that governor christie could really turn this around in the state of new jersey and the way that people see him by leading a healthy revolution to follow his own journey. not to be skinny, right? just to be the best of who he is. >> yeah. i have to tell you, i know he struggles with it. i have eaten with the man before. he doesn't eat a lot. it's not -- people want to make all kinds of jokes. he's pretty careful about it and he talked to reporters today about how he struggled. here's what he said. >> i'm making the best effort i can. sometimes i'm successful and other times i'm not. sometimes great periods of success are followed by periods of great failure. that's
chris christie skinny would not be chris christie. >> that's not who he is. he is a bigger guy but he can be a fit bigger guy. i'm a fit full figured woman. i am very, very fit. so there's no way i could ever be anything other than what i am. if i was much, much larger, i would probably agree with you, i was unhealthy so i would have to work hard at keeping my bigger body nice and fit. and i think that governor christie could really turn this around in the state of new jersey and the way...
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we have to show chris christie on letterman. he's a new kind of republican. he can talk to the working person, and they believe him. one of the reasons that people embrace chris christie in new jersey is because he has a sense of humor. so let's take a look at him on letterman last night. >> i made jokes about you, not just one or two, not just ongoing here and there, intermittent. but -- >> i didn't know this was going to be this long. >> maria, i'm not suggesting eric cantor eat a doughnut on national television. but a little levity would help instead of doom and gloom that you hear from republicans. >> yeah. i think that's right, carol. and so i think the point that the reason one of the reasons why chris christie connects is because he actually does talk about the reality of what is going on in this country with people's lives. i commend leader cantor for actually trying to change the message. but the problem is that they don't just need to change the talk. they need to change their walk. and they are doing it on immigration for example. they knew they co
we have to show chris christie on letterman. he's a new kind of republican. he can talk to the working person, and they believe him. one of the reasons that people embrace chris christie in new jersey is because he has a sense of humor. so let's take a look at him on letterman last night. >> i made jokes about you, not just one or two, not just ongoing here and there, intermittent. but -- >> i didn't know this was going to be this long. >> maria, i'm not suggesting eric cantor...
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i want to play a clip from chris christie. this is him responding to a former white house physician who claimed on cnn she was worried chris christie could die in office. listen to what chris christie had to say about that today. >> this is just another hack who wants five minutes on tv. and it's completely irresponsible. completely irresponsible. my children saw that last night. and she sat there on tv and said, i'm afraid he's going to die in office. i have four children between 9 and 19. you know, i have my children -- my 12-year-old son comes to me last night and said, "dad, are you going to die?" i mean, come on. this is irresponsible stuff. >> well, i totally agree with him. and b, elyse, i think that this obsession with chris christie's weight -- i've rarely met a politician with more drive and energy than chris christie. he knows he's got a problem with the weight. i know he's trying to lose the weight because he's told me himself. why do we care so much about it? he's done an amazing job in the last few months. so muc
i want to play a clip from chris christie. this is him responding to a former white house physician who claimed on cnn she was worried chris christie could die in office. listen to what chris christie had to say about that today. >> this is just another hack who wants five minutes on tv. and it's completely irresponsible. completely irresponsible. my children saw that last night. and she sat there on tv and said, i'm afraid he's going to die in office. i have four children between 9 and...
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chris christie has to have a thick skin about this. certainly chris christie knows he's fat. he has said it and acknowledged it. [ buzzer ] >> we'll go over to john on that note. >> look, of course chris christie has a weight problem. is it a political problem maybe. at the end of the day it has not affecteded his performance of governor of new jersey and there's no way to say it would affect his performance as a candidate for president. >> thanks for playing we appreciate it. >>> this morning president obama speaking at the national prayer breakfast, he of course talked about god and prayer, he also talked about the need to come together. >> this is now our fifth prayer breakfast, and it is always just a wonderful event, but i do worry sometimes that as soon ads we leave the prayer breakfast, everything we've been talking about, the whole time at the prayer breakfast, seems to be forgotten. on the same day of the prayer breakfast. [ laughter ] i mean, you'd like to think that the shelf life wasn't so short. i go back to the oval office and i start watching the cable news net
chris christie has to have a thick skin about this. certainly chris christie knows he's fat. he has said it and acknowledged it. [ buzzer ] >> we'll go over to john on that note. >> look, of course chris christie has a weight problem. is it a political problem maybe. at the end of the day it has not affecteded his performance of governor of new jersey and there's no way to say it would affect his performance as a candidate for president. >> thanks for playing we appreciate it....
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>> reporter: yeah, i think it's safe to say that chris christie would like a second opinion. he responded to former white house physician connie mariano's warnings about the new jersey governor's health by calling the doctor a hack and, as you just said, telling her to shut up. the back and forth started earlier this week when he appeared on the late show with david letterman. during the interview as he was joking about his size, christie, as we all saw, took a bite from a doughnut. that concerned former white house doctor connie mariano who has treated three different presidents and she told me christie could die in office if elected president. she called his weight issue a ticking time bomb. at a news conference yesterday, he took issue with the doctor's diagnosis. here's what he had to say. >> she must be a genius. she should probably be the surgeon general of the united states, i suspect, because she must be a genius. i think this is -- listen, this is just another hack who wants five minutes on tv. and it's -- and it's completely irresponsible, completely irresponsible.
>> reporter: yeah, i think it's safe to say that chris christie would like a second opinion. he responded to former white house physician connie mariano's warnings about the new jersey governor's health by calling the doctor a hack and, as you just said, telling her to shut up. the back and forth started earlier this week when he appeared on the late show with david letterman. during the interview as he was joking about his size, christie, as we all saw, took a bite from a doughnut. that...
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but does chris christie take that kind of criticism seriously? >> if you talk to anybody in this room that has struggled with their weight, what they will tell you is that every week, every month, every year in's a plan. and i'm making the best effort i can. and sometimes i'm successful. and other times i'm not. >> christie got a little serious there, but watch what he did when he was visiting david letterman's show monday night. >> i've made jokes but not just one or two, not just ongoing here and there, intermittent, but -- >> my cholesterol is normal believe it or not. >> that's pretty good. and what about your blood sugar? >> blood sugar also normal. i'm like basically the healthiest fat guy you've ever seen in your life. >> that got a big life. so again, he's got a sense of humor about it. we'll find leading up to the next election in four years whether the american people have that same sense of humor or side with the white house doctor when it comes to governor christie's weight, if, if, he decides to run for president in 2016. >> i think
but does chris christie take that kind of criticism seriously? >> if you talk to anybody in this room that has struggled with their weight, what they will tell you is that every week, every month, every year in's a plan. and i'm making the best effort i can. and sometimes i'm successful. and other times i'm not. >> christie got a little serious there, but watch what he did when he was visiting david letterman's show monday night. >> i've made jokes but not just one or two, not...
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i like chris christie a lot. i want him to run. i want him to lose weight. i worry about this man dying in office. >> i want to see you all moving, right? >> reporter: dr. mariano says michelle obama's antiobesity agenda is a great campaign. >> we have the ideas and we have the desire to start solving america's childhood obesity problem. >> reporter: but the nation is already getting a preview of a corp pew lant commander in chief this spring when the washington national's unveils its president. william taft. he was so huge he once got stuck in the presidential bathtub. >> christi threw his weight around. >> reporter: as for christie whose size became an issue in the last election, he indicated he has a plan to lose those extra pounds. >> i'm making the best effort i can. sometimes i'm successful and other times i'm not. >> christie is still being koichicoy about whether he would run. that may depend on whether he weighs more or less in the coming years. wolf, you should note that chris christie said at this news conference a little while ago that his own do
i like chris christie a lot. i want him to run. i want him to lose weight. i worry about this man dying in office. >> i want to see you all moving, right? >> reporter: dr. mariano says michelle obama's antiobesity agenda is a great campaign. >> we have the ideas and we have the desire to start solving america's childhood obesity problem. >> reporter: but the nation is already getting a preview of a corp pew lant commander in chief this spring when the washington...
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that's chris christie for you. on the other hand you have a doctor who says she's going to give this tough talk to her former patients like president bill clinton and i would say you're not his doctor and can you imagine his kids, i agree with him, hearing that someone just said on tv, dad that, you're going to die in office. >> he's in office now. he's governor of the state. mind you, with over 70% approval rating. if he wants to start a pack and we know he's running for president we can have this conversation and talk about whether he's fit enough to be president. he'sing a fine job running the state of new jersey. >> if he starts a pack shouldn't we be examining his record in trenton and not talking about his weight? >> what comes out of his mouth, not what goes in his mouth. >> michelle obama, you're the leader of the free world and you want young people to be inspired to be in shape he is joking about eating a doughnut. >> right now he's not running for president. this is all ginned up by the fact political re
that's chris christie for you. on the other hand you have a doctor who says she's going to give this tough talk to her former patients like president bill clinton and i would say you're not his doctor and can you imagine his kids, i agree with him, hearing that someone just said on tv, dad that, you're going to die in office. >> he's in office now. he's governor of the state. mind you, with over 70% approval rating. if he wants to start a pack and we know he's running for president we can...
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new jersey governor chris christie. >> i've made jokes about you, not just one or two or ongoing here and there, intermittent but -- [ laughter ] >> i didn't know this was going to be this long. [ laughter ] >> wow. [ applause ] >> now wait a minute. maybe you can do that sort of thing in your state, buddy. [ laughter ] >> you can litter like that in jersey. >>> "early start" continues right now. >>> a dramatic rescue, fbi agents storm an armed kidnaper's bunker, his 5-year-old hostage safe and sound this morning. >>> all of those smears are absolutely false. >> fighting back. new jersey senator bob menendez answers to allegations of partying with prostitutes. it is a cnn exclusive. >>> and solving the super bowl blackout. this morning at least we know who's not to blame. it wasn't beyonce. we can assure you. >>> good morning, welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. john berman is going to join us a little later on on "starting point". >> nice to have you with us, i'm zoraida sambolin. it's tuesday, memberfebruary 5tt about 6:00 in the east. >>> a little boy who spent six days
new jersey governor chris christie. >> i've made jokes about you, not just one or two or ongoing here and there, intermittent but -- [ laughter ] >> i didn't know this was going to be this long. [ laughter ] >> wow. [ applause ] >> now wait a minute. maybe you can do that sort of thing in your state, buddy. [ laughter ] >> you can litter like that in jersey. >>> "early start" continues right now. >>> a dramatic rescue, fbi agents storm...
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. >>> late night joke turns new jersey governor chris christie's weight front and center. is he fit enough for office? a former white house doctor says christie is a ticking time bomb. >>> a relaxing canoe ride almost turns into a nightmare when a wail bumps it. don't miss this. >>> packed show. we'll talk to tony perkins. president of the family research council. and jennifer tyrell, a former cub scout den mother dismissed for being a lesbian. we have tyrese gibson, reverend run who teamed up for a new book, along with earl blummen nawer and elijah cummings and scott reigle. >>> welcome, everybody. our "starting point," a potentially seismic shift for the boy scouts. the national council could announce whether it's long-standing ban on gay scouts and leaders will be lifted. national leaders weighing in on both sides of the issue, including the president and governor of texas. >> scouting is about teaching a substantial amount of life lessons. sexuality isn't one of them. doesn't have to be, doesn't need to be. >> scouting is a great institution that are promoting young pe
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. >>> chris christie sits down and snacks to david letterman. how he reacts when asked about the weight jokes. >>> alicia, a kidnapping survivor that helps other victims. and stacy head, the new orleans city council talking about the blackout. dean heller, dr. helen fisher with match.com, unveiling new numbers on singles in america. berman. no offense, mrs. berman. just kidding and comedian and author heather mcdonald. >> we haven't even started and i'm in trouble. it's tuesday, february 5th. "starting point" begins right now. >>> and our starting point this morning. new details behind the six-day or deal for a 5-year-old boy held captive in an underground bunker in alabama. little ethan back in the arms of his family this morning. >> his abductor, 65-year-old jimmy lee dykes is dead. killed in the raid that freed that little boy. they used secret cameras to watch dykes, noticed he was acting erratically and that time may had been running out. victor blackwell is live. what a relief for this family. victor, good morning. >> reporter: good mornin
. >>> chris christie sits down and snacks to david letterman. how he reacts when asked about the weight jokes. >>> alicia, a kidnapping survivor that helps other victims. and stacy head, the new orleans city council talking about the blackout. dean heller, dr. helen fisher with match.com, unveiling new numbers on singles in america. berman. no offense, mrs. berman. just kidding and comedian and author heather mcdonald. >> we haven't even started and i'm in trouble. it's...
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so i like chris christie a lot. i want him to run. i just want him to lose weight. i worry about this man dying in office. >> now, at an event in new jersey today, christie was asked about the doctor's comments and he did not hold back. here's what he had to say. >> i find it fascinating that a doctor in arizona who's never met me, never examined me, never reviewed my medical history or records, knows nothing but b my family history, could make a diagnosis from 2400 miles away. she must be a genius. she should probably be the surgeon general of the united states. she's a genius. listen, this is just another hack who wants five minutes on tv and it's completely irresponsible, completely ir spoonable. my children saw that last night. and she sat there on tv and said, i'm afraid he's going to die in office. i have four children between 9 and 19. you know, my children, my 12-year-old son came to me and said, dad, are you going to die? i mean, come on. it's just irresponsible stuff and people who have a medical license, one of the privilege of having a medical license sh
so i like chris christie a lot. i want him to run. i just want him to lose weight. i worry about this man dying in office. >> now, at an event in new jersey today, christie was asked about the doctor's comments and he did not hold back. here's what he had to say. >> i find it fascinating that a doctor in arizona who's never met me, never examined me, never reviewed my medical history or records, knows nothing but b my family history, could make a diagnosis from 2400 miles away. she...
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jerry seinfeld, hillary clinton, and chris christie are all mentioned. he also addressed a number of people here at cnn, including our senior legal analyst, jeffrey toobin, to whom he writes, "hopefully toobin is nominated for the supreme court." jeffrey toobin joins me "outfront" along with candace delong, a former fbi profiler and also on the telephone is john walsh, host of "america's most wanted." i want to begin with you, though, john, just because as kyung said, right now police are frantic, right, and fbi officials. they are trying to beat the sinking sun. "l.a. times" is reporting there are fresh tracks on big bear, perhaps near where that pickup truck is burning. how -- you have tracked so many people like this. how can dorner survive the night? >> well, he's trained for this. he's not only america's most wanted, he's america's most armed and dangerous. and he's trained to be a survivalist. that remote area up there in the dark will be his ally. he can set up shop up there and he'll be very hard to catch in the dark. and if he has the weapons he
jerry seinfeld, hillary clinton, and chris christie are all mentioned. he also addressed a number of people here at cnn, including our senior legal analyst, jeffrey toobin, to whom he writes, "hopefully toobin is nominated for the supreme court." jeffrey toobin joins me "outfront" along with candace delong, a former fbi profiler and also on the telephone is john walsh, host of "america's most wanted." i want to begin with you, though, john, just because as kyung...